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adjective

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verb

past tense of sequester

as in separated

to set or keep apart from others sequestered the woman until she was no longer contagious

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as in confiscated

to take ownership or control of (something) by right of one's authority police found and sequestered several illegal weapons

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Big Brother 4 The first season with a sequestered jury (sorry, Danielle Reyes), Big Brother 4 was also the first installment in which players with a history outside of the house played together. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026 The trial was a madly raucous media event, requiring many weeks and a sequestered jury. — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 1 Feb. 2026 In the second clinical trial, not yet published, 36 sequestered volunteers ate an additional 1,000 calories a day when on the ultraprocessed food diet, according to a midpoint analysis of the data by Hall. — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025 That sentiment is front and center in The Fence, a sequestered and highly theatrical drama set on an African construction site that feels much more like a colonial outpost. — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025

Verb

Gordon, the only sitting judge who spent multiple days on the bus, poured over documents and sequestered himself with a laptop and a cell phone video call in a back corner. — Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 11 July 2026 This time, the Islanders were sequestered in Las Vegas on The Cromwell's rooftop. — Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026 The first installment revolved around solar contractor Ronald Gladden, who participated in a court case along with a preposterous group of actor-jurors sequestered together for the proceedings. — Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026 The cast’s glam team is sequestered from the actual set, however. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2026 According to the division, the city has 27,981 trees that over the next 20 years will provide more than $3 million in benefits, including more than 12 million pounds of carbon sequestered or 44 million pounds of CO2 and avoiding 87 million gallons of storm runoff. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026 After centuries away, the Architects have returned to our planet and sequestered themselves behind an enormous, mysterious Wall. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026 Cheadle is sequestered mostly to the second act, which means Edebiri is forced to carry the majority of Act I alone. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026 The generously sized rooms—with marble bathrooms and Frette linens—feel sequestered from the public spaces, if a bit corporate. — Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sequestered

Adjective

Keep a distance from tall, isolated trees or other elevated objects.

— KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026
Think of this effect as a slow simmer that builds with each exposure to the sun, rather than a single isolated event.

— Leslie Baumann, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026

Definition of isolated

Verb

Some of the first reports indicated that Adebayo threw a punch at Herro’s head before the two were separated, but some league sources have indicated that initial portrayals of the fight were overblown.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
The couple married in Hanoi and lived together for nine years before she and Shimizu were separated.

— Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 14 July 2026

Definition of separated

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In a case about Cuban property that was confiscated by Fidel Castro’s government more than 65 years ago, Kagan was the only justice to rule against the property owners.

— Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 11 July 2026
Smashed and confiscated Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have ordered government employees, judges, police and members of the military to stop using smartphones under a directive that took effect June 16.

— Fatima Faizi, NPR, 10 July 2026

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The bestselling author of The Help, Kathryn Stockett serves up a yarn set in the Mississippi Delta during the Depression, when tea was sweet, cafés were segregated, and a fourth of the state’s private property had been repossessed.

— Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026
Now, the only USA Fencing tournaments Sullivan can participate in are mixed events that are not segregated by gender.

— Elijah Polance, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026

Definition of segregated

Adjective

Since her final college routine in 2019, Ohashi was loving her retired athlete life.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Peverill Squire, a retired University of Missouri political science professor, previously predicted that voters would see a flood of ads on both sides of the income tax overhaul debate this election cycle.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026

Definition of retired

Adjective

Hold at the furthest apart position for a couple of seconds before slowly bringing your arms back to their starting position.

— Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 7 July 2026
The hotter evening side appears warm enough to break apart water molecules in the upper atmosphere, the study notes.

— Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 16 June 2026

Definition of apart

Adjective

Between 2020 and 2025, the fastest growth was clustered in pockets of the South and West, where outlying counties of major metro areas posted some of the biggest gains.

— Chris Hacker, Washington Post, 30 June 2026
Those aiming to spend their time visiting the cultural sites in Tsim Sha Tsui, Central, or the outlying islands might find the neighborhood (or lack thereof) overly commercial.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 June 2026

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